What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Mysteryman]

If this is Ethan's last mission, he went out with a bang!

9/10

YEP!

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Link]

All three are first-time watches. I was able to see 28 Days Later at a massive Dolby, which was great for the sound, not so much the resolution It is kind of beautiful, in its own way. Had a good chuckle with the audience when, out of nowhere, a pilot speaking Finnish shows up at the end.

 

[Dave McFly]

The 6th Day it's a guilty pleasure movie and you cannot go wrong with Arnold movies. plus I still want that copter/jet hybrid that's in the movie

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Dave McFly]

I only seen snippets of that and the sequel never saw em all the way to the end.

 

[Luigi]

Mission: Impossible- Fallout

This baby just flows perfectly, not a dull moment.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Maniac (1980)

Low-budget horror from lead actor Joe Spinell (who also co-wrote and co-produced), and director William Lustig. Frank Zito (Spinell) is a blue-collar guy living in NYC. As a child his prostitute mother regularly locked him in a closet whilst she was 'entertaining', and generally psychologically abused him. Although she died several years ago, Frank has unresolved 'mommy issues'. He often talks and argues with her as though she's there, before venturing out at night and invariably killing someone. Most of his victims are women, from various walks of life (e.g. nurse, prostitute, photographic model). After murdering them he scalps them and attaches the scalps to store mannequins in his apartment. The police have dubbed him the 'Maniac', and are warning people to be careful, But Frank keeps on killing...

Maniac is often called a slasher and a lot of the marketing leaned into that. For some reason it often gets compared to Halloween from two years earlier, but whereas Halloween is meant to be fun as you sit with your mates, eagerly anticipating the next kill, nudging each other in the ribs when it's coming - followed by a loud 'Yes!' when it happens, Maniac is a sleazy, gritty, psychological drama (albeit a very gory one) about a dysfunctional and increasingly unravelling Zodiac/Son of Sam type serial killer, that is intended to be a tough watch which leaves you feeling grubby afterwards. The practical gore effects (from Tom Savini, who also gets a cameo) are terrific for the time, and the film drips with the greasy, dirty feel of Taxi Driver, Driller Killer, or Don't Go in the House. It's occasionally a little slow (such as overlong footage of Frank's nocturnal wanderings around Times Square), and the ultra-low budget shows through here and there (although not as much as it could). But Spinell is superb as Frank, Hammer/Bond girl Caroline Munro is fine as a fashion photographer (that pot-bellied, sweaty Frank somehow hooks-up with!!), and the rest of the cast do fine in the small roles they have.

I can't honestly call it an enjoyable watch, but it is a riveting one. 7.5/10

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Sculder]

A Minecraft Movie (2025)
Hatari! (1962)
Buraito: Samurai sôru / Bright: Samurai Soul (2021)
Bright (2017)
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
Piece by Piece (2024)
Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... / The Story of My Life (2004)
Pretty Little Stalker (2018)
Balle perdue 3 / Last Bullet (2025)
På villspor / The Wrong Track (2025)
Terminus (1987)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

 

[Mysteryman]

A Minecraft Movie (2025)
Hatari! (1962)
Buraito: Samurai sôru / Bright: Samurai Soul (2021)
Bright (2017)
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
Piece by Piece (2024)
Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... / The Story of My Life (2004)
Pretty Little Stalker (2018)
Balle perdue 3 / Last Bullet (2025)
På villspor / The Wrong Track (2025)
Terminus (1987)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

PRODUCTIVITY!

 

[Frodo]

 

[Ash J. Williams]

The second one is The Chambermaid Lynn.

 

[Lobo]

In the theater about to watch Karate Kid: Legends

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Peeping Tom (1960)

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Controversy aside I honestly thought this was a pretty solid and well made Western. It's just sad that so much tragedy surrounded it and it pretty much got buried in the aftermath however if you like Westerns and don't mind them being a bit on the longer side I would definitely recommend it.

7/10



This one was a nice little surprise. A great supporting cast really elevated it but man the MVP of this film was definitely Paul Walter Hauser who has become something of a character actor now. I've always liked the guy and I think this is his best work yet.

7/10



One of my favorites of the year. A great, gritty, drama with some real powerhouse performances and a fairly bleak ending that actually felt earned IMO.

8/10

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Frodo]

 

[Lobo]

Karate Kid: Legends
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
Ip Man 3
Master Z

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Happy Death Day 2 U

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[Brutikus]

 

[ObiWanCon]

12 Rounds (2009)